2013 SEEDS Summer Field Camp Schedule

Registration Information

Scholarship Information

Donations to SEEDS Scholarship Fund

Cancellation Policy

Parent Information – Full day camps

Parent Information – Morning camps

Makin’ tracks…What's happening on the ground?

17-21 June, Ages 10-12, $227, Group size: 10 kids, two teachers (Mike and Anna)

We’ll be stakin’ out small patches as we explore habitats from wetlands to rocky outcrops.  Learn that there’s exciting ecological “drama” going on all around us 24/7.  All we have to do is observe!  Field trips to collect and learn about critters and find out who lives amongst the mosses. Learn to observe and follow the trails that other animals use, and make a map of their activities.

Ecology…means “home”

24-28 June, Ages 10-12, $227,
Group size: 10 kids, two teachers (Mike and Anna)


Explore from your backyard to the Jefferson National Forest and the Blue Ridge.  Learn who lives from south to north and from east to west.  Do the animals know their direction around?  How?  We'll learn to carefully collect and observe living things.  So grab your daypack and come along to explore the "homes" for living things.

Mountains to the valleys: Don’t lick that toad!

1-5 July, Ages 7-9 $227, Group size: 10 kids, two teachers (Mike and Anna) 

We’ll explore life along the trails and in the streams that made our community a wonderful place to live.  We'll discover the creatures in their habitats and learn to identify some by sight and sound.  We’ll explore the watersheds by using topographic maps, compasses, and magnifiers to track our journeys.

Passports to nature and fun! 

8–12 July, Ages 7-9, $227, 
Group size: 10 kids, two teachers (Mike and Tacie). 


We’ll explore from the nature center to the Jefferson National Forest and the Blue Ridge.  Our mountain communities are rich and biodiverse. We'll learn to carefully collect and observe living things. We'll learn how to cooperate with the world around us and have fun along the way. So grab your SEEDS Passport and come with us to explore the living places for people and other living things.

Hoo cooks for you? Hoo cooks for you-all? 

15–19 July, Ages 7-9, $227, Group size: 10 kids, two teachers (Mike and Tacie)


Who makes those sounds in the forest? The Appalachian Trail is our close neighbor. We’ll do some accessible and easy exploring of the AT by walking nearby sections and learning about the trail. What is the food web – from the hummingbirds to the humans? Field trips to collect and learn about critters.  How would you survive being a “through-hiker” for its 2,175 miles?

SEEDlings: Backyard Nature and Outdoor Fun Morning Program

July 22-26, OR July 29-Aug 2, OR Aug 5-9.  (Choose one of the three weeks.)

Ages (potty-trained) 3-6, $97, Group size: 10 kids, two teachers (Leslie and assistant), four aides. Explore the grounds at the SEEDS-Blacksburg Nature Center at the Price House.  Sing songs, create nature crafts, and play outdoor games.  Enjoy books in the story time tent.  Bring your nature treasures for show-and-tell.  Eat a wholesome snack with your SEEDlings friends.  Each day we’ll explore a couple of nature themes like water, sunlight, rocks, bugs, cycles, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. 

Registration Information

·      Registration for all programs opens on Tuesday, 2 April. 

·      50% deposit due with registration.  Balance due on the first day of camp

·      Registration is open until programs fill.  Some mixing of close ages (friends/siblings) may occur. 

·      Registration is first come, first served. 

·     Registration Forms (Sorry, no online registration)

·      Mail your registration to: SEEDS – Blacksburg Nature Center, PO Box 824, Blacksburg, VA 24063-0824.  You can also drop off your registration (but do not send mail) at the Price House, 107 Wharton Street SE, Blacksburg, VA 24060.

Financial Aid

•       If you are interested in need-based financial aid, please contact SEEDS.  You will need to provide confidential financial information.
Several full and partial scholarships are available.

Donations to the Scholarship Fund

•       If you are interested in making a donation to the SEEDS scholarship fund please contact SEEDS. You will be helping somebody to participate who couldn't otherwise. Your donations are tax deductible under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation policy.

Parent Information for all-day camps

·      All programs are rain or shine.

·      Each kid will need a water bottle, sunscreen, a hat, a towel, swim suit and shoes or sandals for wading in swimming holes, and two snacks each day. 

·      Daily schedule

9:00 Meet at the Price House, 107 Wharton St. SE.  Leave for field sites.  Morning activities, snacks

12:00 Lunch

12:30 Afternoon activities at field sites, snacks.

4:00 Pick up your kid(s) at the Price House.

·      On Friday, we meet at 3:00 PM at the Price House for presentations

Parent Information for morning camps

·      All programs are rain or shine.

·      Arrive at 9:00.  Pick up at 12:00 noon.

·      Wholesome snacks and drinking water are provided.

·      Each kid will need a water bottle, insect repellent, and a change of clothes.  Please label your kid’s things.

·      Apply sunscreen before camp each day.

(540) 552-3914

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